Text 40] The Cleansing of the Gundica Temple 21

“O Devi, the most exalted system of worship is the worship of Lord Visnu. Greater
than that is the worship of tadiya, or anything belonging to Visnu.” Sri Visnu is
sac-cid-ananda-vigraha. Similarly, the most confidential servant of Krsna, the
spiritual master, and all devotees of Visnu are tadiya. The sac-cid-ananda-vigraha,
guru, Vaisnavas, and things used by them must be considered tadiya and without
a doubt worshipable by all living beings.

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ramananda raya yabe ‘daksina’ haite aila
prabhu-sange rahite rajake nivedila

SYNONYMS

ramananda raya—Ramananda Raya; yabe—when; daksina—South India;
haite—from; aila—returned; prabhu-sanige—with Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu;
rahite—to stay; rajake—unto the King; nivedila—requested.

TRANSLATION

After returning from his service in South India, Ramananda Raya requested
the King to allow him to remain with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

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ayia fare arifar aiface artfsteni uso i

tabe raja santose tanhare ajna dila
dpani milana lagi’ sddhite lagila

SYNONYMS

tabe—at that time; raja—the King; santose—in great satisfaction; tanhare—
unto Ramananda Raya; ajfa dilia—gave the order; dpani—personally; milana
lagi’—to meet; sddhite lagila—began to solicit.

TRANSLATION

When Ramananda Raya requested the King to allow him to stay with the
Lord, the King immediately gave him permission with great satisfaction. As for
